Tottenham Hotspur’s roots strategy, signing exciting young talent and luxury players who can thrive in the Premier League, preceded the glittering early days of Ange Postecoglou’s tenure.
But perhaps Londoners have had little experience in helping to guide the storm spells that every season brings. The low flight finish ended the post-coglu enthusiastic spell at the helm. This is a two-year stint that culminated in a victory in the Europa League and sparked two-year sentimentality to restore Tottenham’s position in the Champions League.
Lily White created the foundation with his historic victory over Manchester United, but it is important that safe silverware be used as a springboard for success in the coming years.
To do this, Tottenham will need to piece together teams worthy of purpose at the highest level of the Premier League and hit the mark in transfer priorities.
Spurs’ transfer priority this summer
Uncertainty continues to reign about Christian Romero’s future in the British capital. The Argentine centre back is being chased by Atletico Madrid. Atletico Madrid is willing to spend around £60 million to bring him into La Liga.
Frank is eager to keep his defensive anchor holding onto him. However, the Danish tactician appears eager to strengthen the ranks with a sophisticated, offensive fullback – £45 million Anthony Robinson on the radar, with a winger to replace Hyun Min’s son.
He would not have been a strictly direct replacement, but the downward force at the N17 was eager to sign Brentford’s Brian Mbeumo as Tottenham’s new score, but he refused to advance from everything but United and is approaching a move to Old Trafford.
Although the need for reinforcements is less needed in the middle, Crystal Palace’s Ebekiez pursuit has shown interest in signing creative midfielders to compete for a start-up business with something like James Madison.
However, as Eze is locked into the Arsenal scene, it appears Daniel Levy has turned his attention to other places.
Spurs race for the popular midfielder
According to catch-offside, Tottenham took part in the race for SL Benfica midfielder Orkunkocook.
Kokcu was impressed by his two terms with Benfica and won a fee of 40 million euros (£34 million). The Spurs are on par with Manchester United, Tottenham and Inter Milan. However, players are believed to support the Premier League transition to Champion Liverpool.
The 24-year-old worked for Arne Slot in Feyenoord, but Frank’s new project provided the promise of Champions League football and saw Londoners sign an exciting new creative presence.
Why the Spurs Want Orkun Kokcu
Kokcu is still young in his professional career, but he has already accomplished a lot. He took part in Feyenoord’s Benfica for around 30 million euros (£25 million) in June 2023, and he choked up 19 goals and 22 assists in all competitions over 98 times.
After being told by football legend Jarp Stam as “one of the nation’s best midfielders,” while trading in the Netherlands, Kokka opposed the move to one of the European elites, instead focusing on promoting talent with Benfica.
And considering he is praised as a “leader.” Talent Scout Jacek Kuligthis upstart may turn out to be a zinc midfield force to lead the Frankish era.
Who knows, maybe he’ll be upgraded in Madison.
League Statistics 24/25 – Orkun Cocca vs James Madison | ||
|---|---|---|
Statistics (*per game) | Kokcu | Madison |
Match (start) | 33 (30) | 31 (21) |
the goal | 7 | 9 |
assist | 7 | 7 |
Shot (target)* | 1.9 (0.7) | 1.3 (0.5) |
I missed a big opportunity | 2 | 5 |
Pass completed | 86% | 87% |
A big opportunity has been created | 12 | 6 |
Key Pass* | 2.3 | 1.3 |
dribble* | 0.3 | 1.1 |
Ball recovery* | 5.6 | 2.5 |
Tackle + Intercept* | 1.6 | 1.4 |
The duel won* | 3.0 (47%) | 4.3 (53%) |
Data based on sofa score | ||
As you can see, Kokcu is more than capable of matching Maddison’s immeasurable creative qualities. This has actually seen England International be welcomed as a “magic” by things like statistician Statman Dave in the past.
Additionally, his two terms with 28-year-old playmaker Tottenham are defined in annoyance by a setback of regular injuries. Given that Kokcu is his four years, there is plenty of scope for the growth that Frank may want to take advantage of.
The Spurs guy is a little more militant than Kokcu, but the turkey talent is even more creative and clinical. Certainly, he missed two big opportunities in Primira Liga last season and scored seven goals, and has a goal-scoring edge where he can channel in a similar way to his counterpart.
And the evidence of this is in the pudding. In fact, the cock demonstrates his ability to stand out against the opposition of a high-level Premier League.
Madison is an incredibly dynamic midfielder, but he is flawed. At the cook, Tottenham was able to get the pass masters in the widest range needed to succeed at the highest level.
After all, he was thrown away with heavy hitters in the Champions League last season, with the midfielder top 15% in goal scoring and shot-making action, top 19% in progressive passes and top 13% in balls per 90 earning the top 13% per FBREF.
The action of creating a shot is a game that leads to a shot. These include moments like passing, take-on, fouls and more.
Tottenham may not be able to sign one of their top targets at Eze, but moving to the cock allowed Frank to get a sharp signature with room for growth – even better and more consistent than Madison.
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